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The Full Weight of the Law
Successful lawyers these days, as readers of this publication know, need to pay attention to legal technology. Staying up to date with the available tools of the profession can help you thrive as a lawyer. However, one common (and avoidable)...

President Trump’s harsh criticism of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked off his Army post in Afghanistan in 2009 and was captured by the Taliban, will weigh in favor of a lighter sentence for the sergeant, the New York Times reports. “I will consider the president’s...

Flooding in Houston caused by Hurricane Harvey. (LM Otero/AP)
In the wake of massive flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey, the US Army Corps of Engineers sought to limit the damage by engaging in additional “controlled release” flooding of its own in order to reduce pressure on...

Two New York City police detectives were indicted for allegedly raping a handcuffed 18-year-old woman in a van after arresting her, the Wall Street Journal reports. Detectives Eddie Martins, 37, and Richard Hall, 32, face a 50-count indictment stemming from the alleged sexual assault last...

From last Friday’s opinion by Justice Scott J. Crichton, concurring in the Louisiana Supreme Court’s denial of review in State v. Demesme (paragraph breaks added):
I agree with the Court’s decision to deny the defendant’s writ application and write separately to spotlight the very important constitutional...

The U.S. Supreme Court examined a Texas death penalty case Monday, weighing when federal courts should grant funding to investigate unexplored mitigating evidence that could toss out a death sentence, the Texas Tribune reports. The court heard arguments in the case of Carlos Ayestas, a...

A Texas group has opened what’s believed to be only the second shelter in the U.S. exclusively for men who are victims of domestic violence, as advocates say more men are seeking help amid changing views about male victims, reports the Associated Press. “We’re trying...

Scrolling online through the California Business and Professions Code the other day, I was struck by a frightening sight. My pulse raced. My jaw dropped. I called out to an associate for help. I wanted to make sure that I what I was seeing was...